Kathleen Freeman
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Kathleen Freeman (February 17, 1919 – August 23, 2001) was an American film, television, voice actress, and stage actress. In a career that spanned more than fifty years, she portrayed acerbic maids, secretaries, teachers, busybodies, nurses, and battle-axe neighbors and relatives, almost invariably to comic effect.
Known for
Credits
Shrek (2001)
as Old Woman (voice)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
as Miss Olin
Hercules (1997)
as Heavyset Woman (voice)
The Sting (1973)
as Kid Twist's Wife (uncredited)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
as Microwave Marge
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
as Phoebe Dinsmore (uncredited)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
as Muriel
The Blues Brothers (1980)
as Sister Mary Stigmata
Innerspace (1987)
as Dream Lady
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
as Denise's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
as Edler (voice)
Teen Wolf Too (1987)
as Admissions Lady
Point Blank (1967)
as First Citizen
Joe Dirt (2001)
as Joe Dirt's Foster Mother (uncredited)
The Fly (1958)
as Emma
Athena (1954)
as Miss Seely
Ready to Rumble (2000)
as Jane King
Baby Geniuses (1999)
as Lenny's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
as Mother Mary Stigmata
The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
as Mrs. Jensen
A Place in the Sun (1951)
as Factory Worker - Prosecution Witness (uncredited)
Dragnet (1987)
as Enid Borden
The Unholy Rollers (1972)
as Karen's Mother
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
as Spectator (uncredited)
Chances Are (1989)
as Mrs. Handy
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
as Mrs. Danvers
The Naked City (1948)
as Stout Young Woman on an Elevated Train (Uncredited)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
as Tom Tom Girl Gloria
The Nutty Professor (1963)
as Millie Lemmon
Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
as Mrs. Manzzini
North to Alaska (1960)
as Lena Nordqvist
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
as Miss March (uncredited)
The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986)
as Loraine Bender
Nickel & Dime (1992)
as Judge C.C. Leichter
Dutch (1991)
as Gritzi
Psycho Sisters (1974)
as Hilda
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
as Mrs. Dorset (segment "The Ransom of Red Chief") (uncredited)
The Best of Times (1986)
as Rosie
Houseboat (1958)
as Laundromat Gossip
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
as Mrs. Perkins
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
as Officer Hurley
Confidentially Connie (1953)
as Mother of Twins (uncredited)
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)
as Miss Peabody
Appointment with Danger (1950)
as Nun
3 Ring Circus (1954)
as Custard Pie Gag Victim
Monkey Business (1952)
as Mrs. Brannigan (uncredited)
The Far Country (1954)
as Grits
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
as Mrs. Stone
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
as Bobby Dean Loner
Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
as Mary Elizabeth
Three on a Couch (1966)
as Murphy
The Disorderly Orderly (1964)
as Nurse Higgins
The Ladies Man (1961)
as Katie
Call Her Mom (1972)
as Woman
Mail Order Bride (1964)
as Sister Sue
The Magnetic Monster (1953)
as Nelly
Carpool (1996)
as Franklin's Mom (voice)
The Buccaneer (1958)
as Tina
The Errand Boy (1961)
as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
Artists and Models (1955)
as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)
Let's Make It Legal (1951)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
as Mrs. Glucksman
Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
as Miss Blight
The Midnight Story (1957)
as Rosa Cuneo
House by the River (1950)
as Effie Ferguson - Party Guest
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
Actor
The Willies (1990)
as Miss Titmarsh
The Helicopter Spies (1968)
as Mom
The Rounders (1965)
as Agatha Moore
Hook, Line and Sinker (1969)
as Mrs. Hardtack - Baby Sitter
Cry Danger (1951)
as Cigarette Clerk #2 (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own (1950)
as Clara Larrimore (uncredited)
In the Mood (1987)
as Mrs. Marver
The Saxon Charm (1948)
as Reception Nurse
The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Grunski's Mum
Which Way to the Front? (1970)
as Bland's Mother
That Funny Feeling (1965)
as Woman at Phone Booth
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
as Miss Magruder (uncredited)
Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)
as Mrs. Kahrney
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
as Nurse Wilinski (uncredited)
Cause for Alarm! (1951)
as Woman
Reckless Kelly (1993)
as Mrs. Delance
Pawnee (1957)
as Mrs. Carter
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' (1998)
as Self
The Company She Keeps (1951)
as Josie, Parolee with Children (uncredited)
Heartbeeps (1981)
as Helicopter Pilot
A Life of Her Own (1950)
as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited)
Dream Wife (1953)
as Hotel Maid
Soup and Me (1978)
as Mrs. Stetson
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (1975)
as Essie
Kid Monk Baroni (1952)
as Maria Baroni
Come Fill the Cup (1951)
as Lil - Newspaper Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
The Norseman (1978)
as Old Indian woman
Talk About a Stranger (1952)
as Rosa, Grocery Clerk
Behave Yourself! (1951)
as Pet Shop Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
Inside Out (1987)
Actor
Your Three Minutes Are Up (1973)
as Mrs. Wilk
Strictly Dishonorable (1951)
as Organist
Two Guys Talkin' About Girls (1995)
as Rhondas Grandma
The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
as Lily Parker
Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)
as Sarah
Battle of Rogue River (1954)
as Sis Pringle
But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970)
as Mrs. Borg
The Glass Wall (1953)
as Zelda - Fat Woman
She's Back on Broadway (1953)
as Webber's Receptionist
Hitched (1973)
as Rainbow McCloud
Seven Girlfriends (2000)
as Mrs. Hargrove
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
as Stella Kowalski
Hollywood Chaos (1989)
Actor
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002)
as Self
Madison Avenue (1961)
as Miss Thelma Haley
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
as Serena Poole
Glitz (1988)
as Mrs. Magyk
Man and Cat (2001)
as Female Cat
Annie Was a Wonder (1949)
as Annie Swenson
Behind Locked Doors (1948)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)
as Chick Watts
A Perilous Journey (1953)
as Leah
Once a Thief (1950)
as Phoebe
The Second Face (1950)
as Shirley
Lonely Heart Bandits (1950)
as Bertha Martin
Super Ducktales (1989)
as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)
The Canterville Ghost (1988)
as Mrs. Umney
Wild Harvest (1962)
as Goldie